Lamp-bracket



F. M. JONES.

LAMP BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1919.

1,327,479 Patented J an. 6, 1920.

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avwewtoz I FRANCIS MARION JONES, OF ROSICLARE, ILLINOIS.

LAMP-BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 5, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANcIs MARION Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rosiclare, in the county of Hardin, State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Lamp-Bracket; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to a bracket for supporting a miners lamp and holding it in an elevated and spaced relation to the hat so that the heat from the lamp will not cause discomfort to the head of the wearer.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a lamp support of this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which can be readily applied to a miners hat, and which will hold the lamp effectively in operative position, at the same time keeping it in a spaced relation to the head so that the heat of the lamp will not become oppressive.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which z- Figure l is a detached view of a lamp supporting device constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the same in operative position upon the hat of a miner.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view showing the manner of attaching the lamp to the bracket.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following descrlption and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In the preferred form of the invention the supporting bracket is formed from a single length of wire which is suitably bent and shaped to provide a ring A which will encircle the head of the wearer and may be conveniently applied to a hat, such as that indicated at H, and also an upright frame B which is arranged at the front of the head encircling ring and upon wh h the lamp L Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Serial No. 294,874.

is mounted. In forming the support, the middle portion of a length of wire is bent to form the skeleton frame B, said frame being substantially rectangular in shape and including upright sides 1 which are connected by a top side 2 and bottom side 8. The top side 2 is coiled at the middle portion of its length to form an eye 4 which is-bent rearwardly at right angles to the plane of the frame. At the middle portion of the bottom side 3 the ends of the wire are returned and looped through each other, as indicated at 5,afterwhich they are curved rearwardly in opposite directions to form the ring A. It will be noted that the ring A and upright frame B are arranged in planes which are disposed at substantially right angles to each other.

The ring A is shaped so that it might be applied directly to the head of a miner, although it is preferably applied to a hat, as indicated by Fig. 2. If desired, this ring may be made adjustable so that it can be expand'ed or contracted to fit different sizes of heads or hats. Otherwise, the ends of the wire may be welded or permanently connected to each other. If an adjustable ring is desired, one of the ends of the wire may be provided with a series of crimped portions 6 which have open and contracted mouths, the space across the contracted mouths being slightly less than the diameter of the wire. The opposite extremity of the wire is hooked at 7 and this hooked portion can be forcibly brought into or out of engagement with any one of the crimps 6. In this manner the size of the ring can be adjusted to fit different sizes of hats.

The lamp, such as that indicated at L, may be provided with a vertically disposed rearwardly returned hook 8 which is adapted to enter the eye on the frame B. The lamp L is provided with resilient arms 10 which are adapted to be sprung into engagement with the sides 1 of the upright frame B. This provides for securely fastening the lamp to the upright frame B, although the lamp is held in such a manner that it can be readily disengaged from the frame or applied thereto without difficulty. WVhen the device is in use the lamp is held away from the head of the miner, as indicated by Fig. 2, thereby enabling the light to be thrown where it is most needed, and also preventing discomfort from the heat of the lamp.

Having thus described the invention, What wire, the upright frame projecting from one U side of the ring and being formed with an eye to receive the hook of a miners lamp and also with spaced sides for engagement with the cross bar of the lamp.

2. A support for miners lamps, including a head encircling ring and an upright frame which are both formed from a single length of wire, the upright frame being substantially rectangular in shape and being arranged at oneside 0f the ring, the upper cross bar of the rectangular frame being formed with an eye to receive the hook of the lamp, while the spaced sides of the frame are adapted to engage the cross bar of the lamp.

3. A support for miners lamps, including a head encircling ring and an upright frame which are both formed from a single length of wire, the upright frame being arranged at one side of the ring and the ring being formed with ends which are adjustably connected to vary the size of the ring, the upper cross bar of the rectangular frame being formed with an eye to engage the hook of the lamp, while the side bars of the frame are adapted to engage the cross bars of the lamp.

4. A support for miners lamps including a head encircling ring and an upright frame which are both formed from a single length of wire, the frame projecting upwardly from one side of the ring and being formed with an eye to engage the hook of the miners lamp, while the ring is formed with adjustably connected end portions, one of the end portions being formed with a series of crimps while the other end portion is hooked for engagement with a selected one of the crimps.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANCIS MARION JONES.

Witnesses JOHN G. CRorToN, S. E. HERL. 

